In all my teaching, I want learners to understand that there are more ways to approach a problem than what they’re used to. I want them to understand the value of other ways of knowing about and experiencing the world around them. Learners forming new-to-them questions is a success in teaching.
Environmental Education
On Environmental Education
This paper was written as my final paper for my Understanding Learning course in Fall 2020. The assignment was called “Theoretical Framework” and serves as an in depth description of my educational philosophy. The purpose of education is something I have spent a lot of time thinking about in my career and as I began this program for Natural Sciences and Environmental Education. When I read the Tbilisi Declaration (UNESCO & UNEP, 1978) in my first classes, the goals of environmental education became clear. The goals and objects set forth by the Tbilisi Declaration align well with my beliefs about…
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Margaret Janz - Hermit Warbler 